Congo vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 35% larger than Congo.
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Congo is 0.74× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 1.35× the size of Congo.
| Congo | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 342,000 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 6,484,437 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 19 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Brazzaville | Port Moresby |
| Region | Middle Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Congo sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Congo bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Congo is 26% smaller than Papua New Guinea. Congo covers 342,000 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Congo fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 1.4 times: Papua New Guinea has 1.35× the area of Congo.
- Why do Congo and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Congo is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 6,484,437. Density: Congo 19 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².